Despite
all of the advances made in the electronic communication and storage
of information, paper is still a major part of business. Invoices,
reports, letters, faxes, brochures and magazines are just a few
examples of the type of paper information used in companies every
day. To get ahead, your organization needs a new and better way of
managing that paper and of storing and sharing the information it
contains.

The problems of
paperPaper has been
the principle method of storing and communicating information for
literally thousands of years. Over time of course, the paper we use and
what we use to write on it have changed. Today, we are even able to copy it and transmit it across continents using photocopiers and fax
machines. Despite all of these developments though, paper still has a
number of inherent problems.

The
first of these is the problem of cost. Not only the significant cost
of the paper itself, but also the cost of all the files, filing
cabinets, cupboards and space needed to store it. In addition there
are the costs involved in the purchase and maintenance of the fax machines,
photocopiers, printers and so on, that your company uses.